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Gormlaith
Gormlaith
1. 1. Daughter of the king of Leinster whose third husband was Brian Bórama (Boru). Sometimes called ‘The Queen Mother of Dublin’, she is described in texts as a beautiful, powerful, intriguing woman, skilled at manipulating men. A notorious divorcee, she had four husbands: (1) the great Máel Sechnaill II [Malachy]; (2) Olafr Kvaran [Amhlaobh, ‘the Shoe’], the Norseman by whom she bore Sitric [Sigtryggr], first king of Dublin; (3) Brian Bórama, who put her aside for favouring the Danes before the Battle of Clontarf (1014); and (4) Ospak, a Norseman from the Isle of Man whom she hoped to move against Brian. 2. 2. Queen of Niall Caille at Tara who was abducted, with all her women of her court, by Fedlimid mac Crimthainn in 840. 3. 3. Daughter of Flann, queen of Niall Glúndub, for whom the O'Neill family is named; distinguish from the earlier Uí Néill. |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Gormlaith1.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Gormlaith1.html |
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Gormlaith
Gormlaith, Gormfhlaith , Gormleith [Ir. gorm, illustrious, splendid; blue; flaith, sover-eignty]. Name borne by dozens of early Irish noblewomen and abbesses. The most often cited is Gormlaith (1), wife of Brian Bórama (Boru). See GORMSHUIL MHÓR NA MAIGHE.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Gormlaith.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Gormlaith.html |
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Gormlaith
Gormlaith ♀ (Irish) Traditional name, a compound of gorm ‘illustrious, splendid’ + flaith ‘lady; princess’. This name was borne by the wife of Brian Boru and mother of Sitric, King of Dublin (d. 1030).
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Gormlaith.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Gormlaith.html |
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Gormlaith
Gormlaith ♀ (Irish) Traditional: from Gaelic gorm ‘illustrious, splendid’ + flaith ‘lady, princess’.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Gormlaith1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Gormlaith." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Gormlaith1.html |
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